I don’t remember last time I tried a face cream. It was long
time a go, when I was younger and more naïve. Currently, I own and occasionally
use precisely 2 skincare products: lip balm, and hand cream. I don’t use
anything special to wash my face either. I just use whatever is at hand: either
a shampoo, or shower gel, or hand soap. It seems funny to me how some people
would hope that a cream would make their face firmer. Or even funnier: some
people would put plaster or cream on their bellies and hope that it would
relieve them of the fat. In my personal experience the only things that made
any difference to the appearance of my face are food, stress, and facercise.
The last one made the most noticeable impact for me.
It is actually amazing how many people have heard of
bodybuilding, but never considered facebuilding (even now, as I write this, the
app highlights facebuilding as misspelled, but not bodybuilding), as if the
face is made of different material and not out of muscles like the rest of the
body. Whereas, in fact, facebuilding is much more rewarding than bodybuilding.
The smaller the muscles, the faster the results. Most people I know, who
practise it, say that they saw good results with in up to 2 weeks. And it is
not just about firmness of the muscles. Blood flow from exercises delivers more
collagen and other nutrients to the skin as well.
I, personally, have already tried a number of books and
videos by Barbara Currie, Tessa Thomas, Juliette Kando, and Carole Maggio. They
are all good in many ways. Currently, I am using one of Carole Maggio’s videos.
I think that her exercises give me the best impact for my neck and under chin
area. I feel that front of the neck is my problem area. I know this makes me
sound quite vain about my appearance, but I thought I would share my experience
anyway. And may be it would help someone, who still thinks there is a miracle
pill, or cream, or whatever. Nope, this is meritocracy in action. It doesn’t
meter how much money you spend, it is about how much work you put in.